I was inspired, not long ago, by Vicki of "Heatrwarmers From Vicki" in this post. She made some cards using 1 1/4" squares. I thought it was a brilliant idea for using up some small pieces of DSP for masculine cards.
I put mine together a little differently than Vicki did. I used a punch to punch out all my squares first. Then I lined them up on my work surface in the way I wanted them to go. After that, I carefully turned them over so the backside was face up, keeping them in the order I wanted.
Using a little Scotch Tape on the back, I added a small piece of tape to each seam. Once that was done, I used my tape gun to add adhesive to the back so that I could lay them down on my 4" X 5 1/4" DSP exactly where I wanted them. It worked perfectly!
Once I had my squares adhered to the DSP, I cut off any extra hanging over the edge and added it to my card front.
The sentiment was stamped, die-cut and popped up with foam tape over some linen thread.
I stamped a sentiment on the inside to finish my card.
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We are prepping our main floor to have the wood floors refinished. It's been a good reminder that we have TOO MUCH STUFF! As we've been clearing out the rooms, we've been filling bags and boxes with items to donate.
Luckily, my DH and I are in agreement on paring down our possessions. In fact, he's better at it than I am (although he occasionally gets rid of something and then wishes he still had it a few months later).
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
3 comments:
I like that idea and a good way to use up some scraps. The squares remind me of shirt patterns. Good tip on keeping them altogether for placing on the card.
Awesome! Paring down can be fun, and not fun! I agree - seems you can have something for years and years and never need or want it, but get rid of it and you'll wish you had soon after it's gone!
Great use of dsp. Thanks for sharing the idea. Paring down? Me? lol
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